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Saskatchewan Eco Regions Interactive Map

 

 

The information below is from the Government Relations site, Gov. of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan currently has 809 urban, rural and northern municipalities. For listings, see the Municipal Directory.

Saskatchewan has 13 cities and 476 other urban municipalities including:
   ï 145 towns
   ï 290 villages
   ï 40 resort villages
   ï 1 District

Southern Saskatchewan has 296 rural municipalities - see maps.
The rural municipalities include 167 organized hamlets - see list.

In the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District (see map) there are:
   ï 2 towns
   ï 13 northern villages
   ï 9 northern hamlets
   ï 11 northern settlements - see list

 

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For more information, see Graphs and Tables Based on Canadian Statistics

 

 

Where the names came from

SASKATCHEWAN

The name is derived from that which was first applied to the Saskatchewan River. In the Cree language it was known as Kisiskatchewani Sipi, or "swift-flowing river". The explorer Anthony Henday's spelling was Keiskatchewan, with the modern rendering, Saskatchewan, being officially adopted in 1882 when a portion of the present-day province was designated a provisional district of the North West Territories.

REGINA

Assigned August 23, 1882, by the Governor General, the Marquess of Lorne (1845-1914), in honour of his wife's mother, Queen Victoria. Originally called Pile O'Bones.

Saskatchewan premiers

 

Lorne Calvert, NDP - Elected premier-designate by party members on Jan. 27, 2001.

Roy Romanow, NDP - Nov. 1, 1991 - present.

Grant Devine, Conservative - May, 8, 1982 - Nov. 1, 1991

Allan Blakeney, NDP - June 30, 1971 - May 8, 1982

Ross Thatcher, Liberal - May 22, 1964 - June 30, 1971

Woodrow Lloyd, NDP-CCF - Nov. 7, 1961 - May 22, 1964

Tommy Douglas, CCF - July 10, 1944 - Nov. 7, 1961

William Paterson, Liberal - Nov. 1, 1935 - July 10, 1944

James Gardiner, Liberal - July 19, 1934 - Nov. 1, 1935

J.T.M. Anderson, Conservative - Sept. 9, 1929 - July 19, 1934

James Gardiner, Liberal - Feb. 26, 1926 - Sept. 9, 1929

C.A. Dunning, Liberal - April 5, 1922 - Feb. 26, 1926

W.M. Martin, Liberal - Oct. 20, 1916 - April 5, 1922

Walter Scott, Liberal - Sept. 5, 1905 - Oct. 19, 1916

 

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SASKATCHEWAN
Estevan AP 49° 4' N 103° 0' W
Moose Jaw AP 50° 20' N 105° 33' W
North Battleford AP 52° 46' N 108° 15' W
Prince Albert AP 53° 13' N 105° 41' W
Regina AP 50° 26' N 104° 40' W
Saskatoon AP (S) 52° 10' N 106° 41' W
Swift Current AP (S) 50° 17' N 107° 41' W
Yorkton AP 51° 16' N 102° 28' W